Hit And Run Victim Identified

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AP-MO--Hit-and-Run Fatal
Police release name of victim in suspected hit-and-run
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) -- An Illinois man is identified as the
person found dead near an entrance ramp to Interstate 70 in western
Missouri.
Independence police say 29-year-old Kenny Bevelot of Dupo,
Illinois, was staying at a motel in the city while visiting
relatives.
The death is being investigated as an apparent hit-and-run.
Police say the victim's injuries were consistent with being struck
by a large vehicle.
Motorists reported seeing the body early Sunday.
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